Dean in San Francisco in March 2004.....looking back.

[madfloridian]

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He founded DFA on March 18.

Yep, there's some passion in this speech. But there is so much common sense and good ideas. It is kind of telling that when our country is at the deepest point of despair....that someone is faulted for passion. And made to feel guilty. The other day someone posted in another thread that Howard Dean has really become calm. Yes, he was forced to be calm to survive in the world of politics.

I have noticed this last week or so that those of us who are so deeply angry about the war are now being made to feel on the edges of the party. What a shame that is. That Iraq war is tearing our country apart, and we are supposed to be calm and patient, understand each step by the Democrats in getting us to some undefined vague point.

I wonder how many more soldiers will die before someone does something.

I have been so upset since my friend sent me this cartoon from Belgium. That is Hillary and Obama coming in to clean up after the boy wonder who is playing world games.



His translation, roughly.

On vient faire le ménage : “We are coming for housekeeping “

Attendez que je finis –instead of finisse- mon jeu : ‘ Wait for I finish my game ‘ (I cannot reproduce the grammar mistake in English – well, I think so ... ) . It needs a subjonctive instead a present..."

I feel the passion about my country and its standing in the world. I am glad Howard Dean stuck around, never gave up, and is helping us try to fix this country.

And I am angry.

[lligrd]

1. Thanks For The Memory

It is almost painful to remember how hopeful us Deaniacs were back then.

[madfloridian]

2. I believe this is from March 2003, not 2004.

In spite of how it is labeled. I had posted long ago a longer version in the DFA forum, and it has to be 2003. By March 2004, he had dropped out and formed DFA.

Yes, I remember the hope. :hi:

[hippiechick]

3. The apologies this nation owes Dr. Dean ...

... Sigh. He was right all along. Some of us knew it, and tried to add our voices to the chorus but were drowned out by the money-and-power-grubbing party machinery (on both sides). :mad:

Will the families of the dead soldiers, people who've lost their jobs, homes, health care, hope ... ever forgive them? One wonders ...

[madfloridian]

4. Money, machinery...

Powerful words. And the losses keep coming.

And looks like we will be there forever.